The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-29


that chair f0 about two hours. and
when ] ssy that ] had only Just ordered
my second glass. Il will be seen that !
am not drinking man. Campbell Is
old-fashionei. and always shows =
large expanse of shirt-front. Werc
my eyes deceiving mcP They never
yet had deceived me. those sharp eyes
Of mine. But there could mos be 4
doubt Of IL; an insect was slowly. very
slowly. crawling up Campbell's shirt
front u will be quito sufficient when
vail the vulgar name Of that insect
BY saying that the name Of certain
musical note expressed its character.
! would have travelled with Campbell
In the same carriage from London 70
Edinburg. or from Southampton TO
Bombay in the same r. and o. boat.
without speaking 70 him. But this
was not moment for half meas
ures.
II beg your pardon" said; ''don't
move, but there Ser "A something on
your shirt"
| Campbell lowered his eyes; he moved
the Objectionable thing and thanked
me. but he did 90 in careless sort OF
way. rs though the finding Of objec-
tionable things on his shirt-front was q
common occurrence, An every day AZ
fair. Twas naturally surprised At his
taking the thing 50 coolly.
I'VE ought to send for the steward nj
onccr ! said, in ny natural indigna-
ton. Good CAD. sir. the place is. per-
haps. infestedr'
Don't excite yourself" replied
Campbell. ''it's my fault; get them in
my work"
GOOD gracious!" was ali l could ut
ter in my horror and astonishment;
and then did very stupid thing-I
manifested curiosity. AT the Rice and
Curry to manifest curiosity in any
thing whatsoever is looked upon as the
very worst Of bad form.
| '.Ah," ! said. intcrrogatively. ''you
90 in for old furniture and things Of
that sort, chr"
NO" said Campbell, Il bring them
from the East End"
/ looked round the room for q wit
ness to this horrible confession. Talk
Of disturbing Influences! Here was a
man who boosted in cold blood that he
brought disturbing influences Of the
most abominable kind into the club
smoking-room- For once in my life
my diffidencc vanished. l felt that !
was called upon to perform a duty,
that the eyes Of the fourteen hundred
and ninety-eight other members would
look TO me to do that duty. and in
stantly determined to summon gen.
eral meeting. and TO propose Camp
bells immediate expulsion.
do you feel any interest in my
work." said he. suavely.
This was the last straw. lTosc 70 my
feet
mo. sir. said. with ustindigna-
ton Il look upon your conduct as
abominable and disgusting. can on
" hope, sir. that you are insane =
Here ! thought Of wugsby and Raving
Madness.
Then you approve the opium taxe''
said he. quite calmly.
He was evidently mad; he could not
have been drinking. for he had been
under my observation for az least two
hours. Perhaps he was a mysfiiicr Or
fool; 70 me the terms are synon-
ymous.
II fancy we are playing At cross pur-
poses" he added. after pause. The
fact is that 60 daily among the Chi
ncse at the East End. in whom l take
great interest. and what you have
seen is one Of the inevitable drawbacks
to my occupation"
Like all enthusiasts. once started on
his hobby. he proceeded to ride Il to
death. He explained TO me that BY
our system Of fostering the opium in
dustry in India we were causing yearly
the death and moral ruin Of thousands
Of intelligent Chinese. He dilated
upon the subject for NJ least an hour.
and then he launched out upon the
destitute condition Of the large Chinese
colony at the East end Of London.
tried 70 get away several times but in
effcctually. At last he succeeded in
communicating to me portion-a
very small portion-of his own en-
thusiasm. He painted terrible pict-
urc Of John Chinaman in London,
homeless. penniless. friendless. hope
less, possessed body and soul " the
opium fiend, spending his hard-e 'rned
coppcrs in sor,lid dcns upon the fatal
drug. which WAS to assurcdly repay his
infatuation by gradually stealing away
his health. his brains. and at last his
life. lie fairly made my flesh creep
MY dear fellow" he said. ''thcre Is
no time like the present; come and see
for yourself"
II resisted. but in vain. have said
am diflidcnt I fear have no strength
Of mind. never can say no. could
not say no to Campbell II was ten
o'clock at night He got me down
stairs IL was an awful night In a
hanson cab he dragged me to the
most dreadful Of the dreadful slums q